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If you want a COVID-19 shot this fall, will your employer’s health insurance plan pay for it? There’s no clear answer.

Federal data released Friday reveals that COVID-19 is trending upwards in most states, with emergency department visits ...

Covid-19 infection may accelerate the ageing of blood vessels by up to five years, significantly increasing the risk of heart ...

Broward County saw a dramatic drop in its vaccination rate for kindergartners in 2025. The declining rate reflects the heated ...

The gunman who opened fire near the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention campus and Emory University on Friday was ...

WELL, THIS MORNING, MOUNT AIRY CITY SCHOOLS WILL RETURN TO CLASS. YEAH, THE DISTRICT ASSURES FAMILIES THAT BUS DRIVERS WILL HAVE ROUTES AND STOPS. NOW, THE SCHOOL SYSTEM SAYS DUE TO SERVER ISSUES WITH ...

The contrast became more distinct when comparing those previously infected with COVID-19 to vaccinated individuals. Those who ...

Illinois researchers, including some working on vaccines for cancer and rare diseases, worry the federal government turning ...

Heading into the respiratory illness season, states and clinicians are working to encourage pregnant patients to get COVID-19 ...

Kennedy would be less hazardous if he decided to do cardiac surgery. Then he would kill people only one at a time,” writes ...

This decision undercuts one of the most significant medical advances in decades, technology that could protect millions more ...